German vaccine maker IDT Biologika to make 10 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in 2021 Ruchika Sharma18 April 2021 9:00 AM ISTBerlin: German vaccine-maker IDT Biologika said Friday it plans to bottle this year some 10 million doses of the coronavirus shot developed by...
Idea that Covid-19 vaccine design linked to clots refuted by Johnson and Johnson scientists Ruchika Sharma17 April 2021 4:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Scientists at Johnson & Johnson on Friday refuted an assertion in a major medical journal that the design of their Covid-19 vaccine,...
First dose of AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 shots get equally strong antibody response from elderly Ruchika Sharma16 April 2021 10:00 AM ISTLondon: The first study to directly compare immune reactions between Pfizer's and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines found strong and broadly similar...
Diabetes drug Farxiga fails in trial to treat covid patients: AstraZeneca Ruchika Sharma12 April 2021 6:10 PM ISTUK: Data from a late-stage study to test if AstraZeneca's diabetes drug Farxiga could treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and at risk of...
Blood clots in brain, abdomen linked to AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan11 April 2021 10:00 PM ISTAccording to recent research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, an unusual blood clotting disorder has been noticed in patients...
Covid-19: Nepal asks India to facilitate supply of vaccine Ruchika Sharma11 April 2021 9:30 AM ISTKathmandu: Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Friday called his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar and requested him to...
Serum Institute legally compelled to ship Covid-19 vaccine: COVAX Ruchika Sharma10 April 2021 12:56 PM ISTThe pact specified Gavi would receive from SII 1.1 billion doses of either the AstraZeneca vaccine or that of Novavax, with 200 million committed, and...
Setback to Serum Institute: WHO rejects proposal to extend Covishield shelf life Ruchika Sharma9 April 2021 1:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback to Serum Institute of India (SII), the World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected the vaccine maker's proposal...
Serum Institute seeks Rs 30 billion from govt to boost AstraZeneca Covid vaccine output Ruchika Sharma9 April 2021 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer, has asked the government for a grant of 30 billion rupees ($402.97...
Shilpa Medicare can make 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, says Executive Ruchika Sharma8 April 2021 12:00 PM ISTBengaluru: Indian drugmaker Shilpa Medicare Ltd has the capacity to manufacture 100-200 million doses of a protein-based vaccine for COVID-19, a...
Oxford stops dosing in AstraZeneca Covid vaccine trial, awaiting additional safety review Ruchika Sharma7 April 2021 3:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Researchers at Oxford University have paused an ongoing pediatric clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with...
US puts JnJ in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca Ruchika Sharma5 April 2021 10:30 AM ISTUS: The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British...
